Quick, easy to throw together appetizers are the best kind of appetizers. I am in love with the frozen prebaked phyllo shells you can get in the freezer section of your local grocery store! The possibilities are endless with these flakey tart shells and they are the base of these easy cranberry and brie phyllo bites! These easy appetizers are on the table in just a few minutes and are the perfect winter holiday bites of yumminess.
You need just four ingredients to throw these appetizers together. Phyllo shells, cubes of brie, cranberry sauce and fresh thyme or rosemary. The crunchy shells with the creamy meltiness of the cheese, the tart, slightly sweet cranberries and freshness of the herbs is irresistible. These fly off the table!
A couple of tips for this recipe:
- You will need 2 packages of the prebaked shells, (there are 15 in each package.) They are usually found in the freezer section of the grocery store near the frozen puff pastry and pies.
- Fresh cranberry sauce tastes so much better than canned and takes just a few minutes to throw together. Check out my favorite cranberry sauce recipe here. It goes nicely on sandwiches, makes a dipping sauce for egg rolls or sausage rolls, stirs in to yogurt or smoothies, is a yummy pancake or waffle topping, or is the perfect side for chicken, turkey or ham.
- You can use canned cranberry sauce if you like, but I do suggest the whole berry kind over the jellied. Just empty it out in to a bowl and give it all a good stir before spooning it over the brie. (You could add a splash of orange juice and a pinch of cinnamon to freshen it up!)
- I usually shave off the rind of the brie, but it is edible if you want to leave it on. You can use a potato peeler to get just the top layer off with not as much waste!
Ingredients:
- 30 prebaked phyllo shells
- 30 small cubes of brie
- 30 tsp cranberry sauce
- a couple sprigs of fresh thyme or rosemary
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350. Line a baking tray with a silicone liner or parchment paper.
- Place the phyllo shells on the tray.
- Place a cube of brie in each shell.
- Spoon a tsp of cranberry sauce over each cube of brie.
- Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes then remove from oven.
- Remove the leaves from the thyme or rosemary, chop lightly and sprinkle a small amount over the top then serve!
Cranberry Brie Phyllo Bites
An easy appetizer that uses prebaked phyllo shells found in the freezer section with chunks of brie, fresh cranberry sauce and garnished with thyme or rosemary!
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Ingredients
- 30 prebaked phyllo shells
- 30 small cubes of brie
- 30 tsp cranberry sauce
- a couple sprigs of fresh thyme or rosemary
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350. Line a baking tray with a silicone liner or parchment paper.
- Place the phyllo shells on the tray.
- Place a cube of brie in each shell.
- Spoon a tsp of cranberry sauce over each cube of brie.
- Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes then remove from oven.
- Remove the leaves from the thyme or rosemary, chop lightly and sprinkle a small amount over the top then serve!
Notes
A couple of tips for this recipe:
- You will need 2 packages of the prebaked shells, (there are 15 in each package.) They are usually found in the freezer section of the grocery store near the frozen puff pastry and pies.
- Fresh cranberry sauce tastes so much better than canned and takes just a few minutes to throw together. Check out my favorite cranberry sauce recipe here. It goes nicely on sandwiches, makes a dipping sauce for egg rolls or sausage rolls, stirs in to yogurt or smoothies, is a yummy pancake or waffle topping, or is the perfect side for chicken, turkey or ham.
- You can use canned cranberry sauce if you like, but I do suggest the whole berry kind over the jellied. Just empty it out in to a bowl and give it all a good stir before spooning it over the brie. (You could add a splash of orange juice and a pinch of cinnamon to freshen it up!)
- I usually shave off the rind of the brie, but it is edible if you want to leave it on. You can use a potato peeler to get just the top layer off with not as much waste!
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